RON HENGGELER

Francisco

Wolf Head by Robert Arneson 1989
bronze and wood
Oakland Art Museum

San Francisco in July, 1849 by George Henry Burgess 1891
Oil on canvas
Oakland Art Museum

Detail of San Francisco in July, 1849 by George Henry Burgess 1891
Oil on canvas
Oakland Art Museum

Detail of San Francisco in July, 1849 by George Henry Burgess 1891
Oil on canvas
Oakland Art Museum

Detail of San Francisco in July, 1849 by George Henry Burgess 1891
Oil on canvas
Oakland Art Museum

Mountain Jack and a Wandering Miner circa 1850
By E. Hall Martin
Oil on canvas
Oakland Art Museum

Return from the Bear Hunt 1882
By William Hahn
Oil on canvas
Oakland Art Museum

Jules Harder, First Chef of the Palace Hotel 1874
By Joseph A. Harrington
Oil on canvas
Oakland Art Museum

Detail of the photo mural at the entrance to the show, Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay
Featuring stunning black-and-white photographs chronicling the original San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge construction in the 1930s by American photographer Peter Stackpole
July 20, 2013–January 26, 2014
Oakland Art Museum

Men Working on I-Beam 1935
“This is an I-bar, one of many that was joined on to the center anchorage.
These are attached to an A-frame midway between San Francisco and Yerba Buena Island. . . .
Every trip we made, we would look and wonder at the progress of the bridge knowing full well that the days of commuting and the whole life-style was bound to change.”
(This is my photo of the photo by Peter Stackpole)
Oakland Art Museum

Bridge Worker 1934
“That was Hank just sitting there eating an apple. He’s one of those fellows who had worked on jobs all over the country.
They were in a class by themselves. They called themselves professional bridgemen, not steelworkers or ironworkers.
They’re bridgeworkers because that’s their specialty.”
(This is my photo of the photo by Peter Stackpole)
Oakland Art Museum

Quitting Time 1935
“Deep in contemplation, a crew goes home after hearing the news of a fatality. It was a tradition to quit for the day when a death occurred.
In the background you can see the catwalk and center anchorage and towers five and six. The center anchorage was called Devil’s Fall. The man in the middle with the gray cap [later] lost his life. “
(This is my photo of the photo by Peter Stackpole)
Oakland Art Museum

Peter Stackpole: Bridging the Bay
July 20, 2013–January 26, 2014
Oakland Art Museum

Cable Spinners 1936
“These are two cable spinners on the Golden Gate Bridge.
When the strand has so many wires in it, then it is combined to a main cable. “
(This is my photo of the photo by Peter Stackpole)
Oakland Art Museum

Cable Saddle 1935
“ When I first got to this spot, the ropes were hanging straight across and I couldn’t get a clear view of that far tower.
I asked one of the bridgemen if he would loosen them for me. I did not walk out there because it was a very slick, greasy surface.
He found a way to untie them on the side. The ropes were put there for someone in case they slipped.”
(This is my photo of the photo by Peter Stackpole)
Oakland Art Museum

Men working on I-Beam (Bay Bridge-San Francisco) 1935
“I was just awestruck with the view and watching the men work.
They were climbing down over the side, climbing on diagonal pieces or on the top of the rivet heads.
It just scared me watching them. The drama was overpowering. “
(This is my photo of the photo by Peter Stackpole)
Oakland Art Museum

Detail of the Bear Flag Revolt display
Oakland Art Museum

Detail of the Dust Bowl Okies and the Great Depression display
at the Oakland Art Museum

A tea pot from the Great Fire of 1906
at the Oakland Art Museum

Plates melted together from the Great Fire of 1906
At the Oakland Art Museum

Detail of the California Gold Rush display at the Oakland Art Museum

Cathedral of Christ the Light and Lake Merritt in Oakland California

Lake Merritt, Oakland California

Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, California

Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, California

Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, California

Detail of the Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, California

Detail of the Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, California

Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, California

The mausoleum beneath the Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, California

Stained glass window of Saint Patrick,
in the mausoleum beneath the Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, California

The mausoleum beneath Cathedral of Christ the Light
Lake Merritt, Oakland California

The mausoleum beneath Cathedral of Christ the Light
Lake Merritt, Oakland California

Stained glass window of Saint Simon,
in the mausoleum beneath the Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, California

A low-relief mural near a side-entrance of the Cathedral of Christ the Light
Oakland, California

Oakland Arboretum
alongside Lake Merritt in Oakland, California

Oakland Arboretum
alongside Lake Merritt in Oakland, California

David in the Oakland Arboretum

Oakland Arboretum
alongside Lake Merritt in Oakland, California

Lake Merritt in Oakland, California

Lake Merritt, Oakland California

Reflection of lakeside buildings on Lake Merritt in Oakland California